| Miss International 2002 | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Date | September 30, 2002[1] | 
| Presenters | Masumi Okada | 
| Venue | Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan[1] | 
| Broadcaster | TV Tokyo | 
| Entrants | 47 | 
| Placements | 12 | 
| Withdrawals | Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, San Marino, Ukraine | 
| Returns | China, Ecuador, Lebanon, Moldova, Senegal | 
| Winner | Christina Sawaya[1][2][3]  Lebanon | 
Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was held on 30 September 2002 in Tokyo, Japan[1] at the Century Hyatt. Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland crowned her successor Christina Sawaya of Lebanon at the end of the event.[2][3]
This edition also saw the crowning of the first-ever woman of Middle Eastern descent to win Miss International, Christina Sawaya representing Lebanon.[4][5][6]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | 
|---|---|
| Miss International 2002 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 12 | 
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Contestants
 Aruba – Jerianne Tiel Aruba – Jerianne Tiel
.svg.png.webp) Bolivia – Carla Ameller Bolivia – Carla Ameller
 Brazil – Milena Ricarda de Lima Lira Brazil – Milena Ricarda de Lima Lira
.svg.png.webp) Canada – Alicia Victoria Altares Canada – Alicia Victoria Altares
 China – Amy Yan Wei China – Amy Yan Wei
 Colombia – Consuelo Guzman Parra Colombia – Consuelo Guzman Parra
 Curacao – Luz Thonysha De Souza Curacao – Luz Thonysha De Souza
 Cyprus – Nichole Stylianou Cyprus – Nichole Stylianou
 Czech Republic – Lenka Taussigova Czech Republic – Lenka Taussigova
 Dominican Republic – Jeimi Vanessa Hernández Franjul Dominican Republic – Jeimi Vanessa Hernández Franjul
 Ecuador – Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto Ecuador – Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto
 Finland – Katariina Kulve Finland – Katariina Kulve
 France – Emmanuelle Jagodsinski France – Emmanuelle Jagodsinski
 Germany – Eva Dedecke Germany – Eva Dedecke
 Greece – Stella Yiaboura Greece – Stella Yiaboura
 Guatemala – Evelyn Arreaga Guatemala – Evelyn Arreaga
 Hawaii – Chun Hui Chen Hawaii – Chun Hui Chen
 Hong Kong – Cathy Wu Kar-Wai Hong Kong – Cathy Wu Kar-Wai
 India – Gauahar Khan India – Gauahar Khan
 Israel – Shelly Dina'i Israel – Shelly Dina'i
 Japan – Hana Urushima Japan – Hana Urushima
 South Korea – Gi Yoon-joo South Korea – Gi Yoon-joo
 Lebanon – Christina Sawaya Lebanon – Christina Sawaya
 Macedonia – Marta Pancevska Macedonia – Marta Pancevska
 Malaysia – Krystal Pang Chia Boon Malaysia – Krystal Pang Chia Boon
 Malta – Alison Abela Malta – Alison Abela
 Mexico – Velia Rueda Galindo Mexico – Velia Rueda Galindo
 Moldova – Mariana Moraru Moldova – Mariana Moraru
 Nicaragua – Marianela Lacayo Nicaragua – Marianela Lacayo
 Northern Marianas – Christine Juwelle Cunanan Northern Marianas – Christine Juwelle Cunanan
 Panama – Cristina Herrera Panama – Cristina Herrera
 Philippines – Kristine Alzar Philippines – Kristine Alzar
 Poland – Monika Angermann Poland – Monika Angermann
 Puerto Rico – Mariela Lugo Marín Puerto Rico – Mariela Lugo Marín
 Russia – Kseniya Efimtseva Russia – Kseniya Efimtseva
 Senegal – Mame Diarra Mballo Senegal – Mame Diarra Mballo
 Singapore – Marie Wong Yan Yi Singapore – Marie Wong Yan Yi
 Slovak Republic – Zuzana Gunisova Slovak Republic – Zuzana Gunisova
 Spain – Laura Espinosa Huertas Spain – Laura Espinosa Huertas
 Sweden – Emelie Lundquist Sweden – Emelie Lundquist
 Thailand – Piyanuch Khamboon Thailand – Piyanuch Khamboon
 Tunisia – Nihad El-Abdi Tunisia – Nihad El-Abdi
 Turkey – Nihan Akkus Turkey – Nihan Akkus
 United Kingdom – Juliet-Jane Horne United Kingdom – Juliet-Jane Horne
 United States – Mary Elizabeth Jones United States – Mary Elizabeth Jones
 Venezuela – Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora Venezuela – Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora
.svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia – Aleksandra Kokotovic Yugoslavia – Aleksandra Kokotovic
Notes
Withdrawals
 Pakistan – Neelam Voorani (forced by her Islamic government to withdraw from the pageant 3 days before the finals) Pakistan – Neelam Voorani (forced by her Islamic government to withdraw from the pageant 3 days before the finals)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "International beauties". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 1, 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Newly-elected Miss International 2002, 22-year-old Lebanese Christina Sawaya". Getty Images. October 10, 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Vina, Nguyen (September 28, 2015). "All winners of the contest Miss International". Global Express News. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑  "Pageant Almanac". Archived from the original on July 11, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.
- ↑ خاص بالصورة: وثيقة طلاق الإعلامي طوني بارود وكريستينا صوايا
- ↑ Christina Sawaya Biography
Further reading
- Rehman, I.A. (October 12, 2002). "Features; October 12, 2002". DAWN. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
External links
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